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jmcfee@thenownews.com Registration will soon be underway for next year’s Mandarin bilingual program, offered at Walton Elementary

by School District 43.

Last year’s program was so popular that parents were turned away.

Currently in its inaugural year, the program offers half of the prescribed provincial curriculum in Mandarin and the other half in English.

Mandarin classes are math, health and career, physical education and Mandarin language arts. English classes are science, social studies, fine arts and English language arts. Previous knowledge of Mandarin is not required.

Registration is open to children entering kindergarten or Grade 1 in September 2011.

Limited space is available, so registration will be done by a random draw. First priority will be given to siblings of children currently enrolled at Walton Elementary.

Last year, about 140 families hoped to enroll children in the new program. Since only 90 spaces were available, 50 families were turned away when they were not chosen in the random draw.

A parent information meeting will be held Tuesday, Jan. 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Walton Elementary, located at 2960 Walton Ave. in Coquitlam. Registration forms will be available at the meeting and on the school district website at www.sd43.bc.ca.

Completed forms must be mailed or hand-delivered to the school board office at 550 Poirier St. by Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 4:30 p.m.

Late registrations will not be included in the draw, according to the district.

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Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth formally launched his bid to become leader of the provincial NDP in downtown PoCo Thursday, surrounded by a crowd of more than 100 well-wishers.

Mike Farnworth let B.C.’s worst-kept political secret out of the bag Thursday by announcing his intentions to run for the BC NDP leadership.

Farnworth made his entrance as Sloan’s Believe in Me played through the P.A. system at Port Coquitlam’s Gathering Place. He spoke to an audience of more than 100 people that included all members of PoCo council, school trustees from across the region and Victoria-Swan Lake MLA Rob Fleming.

Farnworth promised a campaign that will be “forward-looking and engaging.” One of the key tenets of his speech was his intention to address the state of his party.

“That is one of the key reasons why I’m running — to bring an end to the division in our party and our caucus,” he said. “It’s no secret over the last few months that we’ve been more focused on internal party matters, not issues that are important, that matter to you and your family. We all share responsibility and I want to make it clear that you all deserved better.”

The four-term MLA’s speech was short on specifics with regards to his platform, though he did make some promises if elected party leader, and eventually the premier of B.C.: raising the minimum wage, establishing a provincial commission on education and a rural economic development program, addressing child poverty concerns and using the carbon tax to fund public transit programs.

If elected premier, Farnworth also promised a public inquiry around the sale of B.C. Rail, and if a referendum supports it, the repeal of the harmonized sales tax.

“There is no reason to concede any issue to the BC Liberals, whether it’s the economy — not on jobs, not on the environment and certainly not on public safety. Because you cannot, and you should never try to, separate economic success from social success. The two go hand in hand,” he said.

Farnworth became the fifth candidate to enter the leadership race, joining FraserNicola MLA Harry Lali, Powell RiverSunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons, Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan and marijuana activist Dana Larsen.  CONTINUED ON PAGE 4, see NDP LEADERSHIP.

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n a perfect world, Colette Salemink would have been here to celebrate her 60th birthday this weekend.

Her daughter, Erica Salemink, knows all too well how imperfect the world is.

Erica recalls how her mom would have turned 60 on Sunday, and remembers how she dearly wished to become a grandmother. A single mother who lived in Coquitlam, Colette had worked hard at her two part-time jobs at Lougheed Mall to pay the bills, including paying off her house, and provide for her children.

But Erica isn’t throwing a party and won’t be cutting into a cake this year for her mom. The 33-year-old is still sifting through an insurance claim nightmare — the only thing that remains after a fire tore through her mother’s Burian Drive home on April 19, 2010, and took Colette’s life.

“It feels like it was only two weeks ago,” Erica says. “The first two weeks you’re not even functionable. It’s a constant shock. But then later, you’ll do something that’s normal and then, bam, shock again. I don’t get it still. I don’t understand.”

Erica not only lost her mother that day. Her brother, Blake, has been charged with manslaughter as a result of the fire, and is in custody at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital.

Blake was her baby brother, 10 years her junior, and had struggled with mental health issues since high school. Erica recalls how Blake’s interests became obsessions and his outbursts became louder when he was 16.

“At first I didn’t know if he was turning into a terrible teen. Then I thought, ‘Maybe he’s really passionate about his social studies class,’” she says. “But then he would argue things and not let it go. That’s when you realize, ‘No, this is not quite right.’”

Blake was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder in Grade 11, undergoing treatment at Royal Columbian and then Riverview hospitals. Once a balance in his medication had been struck, he returned to Centennial Secondary, to the delight of family.

The chef at Centennial’s culinary arts program took Blake under his wing, coaching him and suggesting he pursue post-secondary studies in the culinary arts. After graduating with his peers, he attended Malaspina College (now Vancouver Island University) in Nanaimo for training.

“I thought maybe a change of scenery, some independence would be good for him,” Erica says.

He finished the program and got a job cooking in a restaurant. With some money in his pocket, Blake decided to go on a trip to Mexico. This ignited

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Erica Salemink’s mother died in a fire at her Coquitlam home. a passion in the young man, who enjoyed the country so much he would work for a few months and then go south several times a year.

His stability would come and go, Erica recalls, as he would stop taking medication that had a strong sedative effect. He would go periods when he slept all the time or couldn’t sleep at all — and the periods of no sleep would see him overly aggressive or unaware of his boundaries. On at least two occasions, Blake had to go to Riverview for one-month stays to regulate his medication.

The last time he left the hospital, Blake was put on extended leave — meaning the Salemink family could bring him back if his condition worsened. Erica says he was doing well on injections of medicine every two weeks, but Blake soon insisted he wanted the freedom to travel and only wanted to take pills.

The weekend before the fire, Erica got a phone call from her brother.

Blake was concerned about several things and wanted his sister to go with him to the psychiatrist for his appointment the next week.

Colette had phoned police that weekend as Blake’s condition worsened. She asked police to revoke his extended leave, but the officers couldn’t find a record of his stays at Riverview.

Erica says police told her mom they couldn’t take Blake away unless she had a restraining order against him.

Mental health services, she recalls, wouldn’t find housing for Blake unless he no longer had a home.

“We weren’t expecting one call to the police would fix this. We knew this was a process,” Erica says. “Things were building up, not looking good, and police were called … We were

just going to take it one step at a time — basically on Monday, we’ll get a restraining order.”

But that Monday, Erica woke up around 4:30 a.m. when a childhood friend who lived down the street from her mom called.

“She called me and said, ‘Don’t freak out, but your mom’s house is on fire.’”

Erica, who lives in Port Moody, raced down to Burian Drive. She saw the flames, crossed the police line and tried to flag someone down who knew where her mom was.

“I’m sure they’ve got my mom out at this point, and she might be coughing,” she recalls. “At first they said they didn’t find anyone in the house … but then I didn’t know they had gotten her out until she was gone in the ambulance.”

Her immediate response was to head to the hospital to see if her mom was OK, but police insisted she go with them to the RCMP detachment.

She tried to get out of it, but relented.

She was brought into a room with a victim services worker and escort officer. An investigator came into the room, sat down and began asking questions about her mom’s death.

“I said, ‘What?’ I thought she had smoke inhalation. That’s when I said, ‘Stop, stop. I’m not talking to you.’”

The victim services worker ended the interview, telling the investigator to find someone at the hospital to speak with Erica, who was in shock.

She received a list from victim services of things family members should do following a death, including to contact the insurance company immediately. Claims adjustors came the next day to begin the paperwork, and the actual investigation of the house was stalled for a few days pending fire and police investigations. Erica recalls

going through the list of contents in her mother’s house, assuming things were going smoothly with the claim — focusing more on healing, as most bereaved family members do.

But six months after the fire and hearing a few people drop hints that she should get a lawyer, she realized there was a one-year time limit to file a claim. The insurance company kept mentioning it needed to speak to Blake before the claim could be processed.

“But my brother’s in the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital. There’s no way they’re going to be able to talk to him,” she said. “That’s when I realized they’re not going to deny me. They’re just going to wait me out.”

She contacted a lawyer and found out that her brother’s alleged involvement in the fire could allow an insurance company to deny the claim.

“If someone is insured under a contract and they do damage to a property, there’s no coverage for that.

Most people get that,” explains Scott Stanley, the Murphy Battista lawyer Erica hired for the claim.

“What most people don’t get is that, if you’re an innocent homeowner — as Erica’s mom is alleged to have been — and your son or estranged spouse destroys the property but they’re insured under the same contract, the insurance company can take the position lawfully there’s no insurance coverage because they’re also covered under the contract.”

Stanley says he has seen similar cases three times in the last four years, and he took a Maple Ridge case to court just last year.

That’s why the province revised the Insurance Act to make it more consumer friendly, with measures passed in the legislature in October 2009.

“It was affirmed and received assent, so it was a good law, but it was not in force,” Stanley says.

One of the amendments to the act bans insurance companies from using contract clauses that limit recovery for innocent people. In the case of the Saleminks, Colette would be covered for her losses, and Blake, were he to be found to have started the fire, would not have his personal items covered.

“If the law had been effective, the family would have been covered,” Stanley says, adding that the ministry is working with stakeholders to communicate the changes before enacting the law. “They may say it’s retroactive, but we’ll have to see what the regulations are. Right now, if the claim was brought forward, it would probably be defeated if they could prove the damage was done intentionally.”

Aviva Canada, Colette’s insurance company, would not answer any questions Thursday.  CONTINUED ON PAGE 4, see INSURER.

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Farnworth takes aim at Liberals  CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1.

So far, he’s got the support of fellow NDP MLAs Norm Macdonald (Columbia RiverRevelstoke) and Fleming.

“We’ve come to rely on Mike as a leading figure in the B.C. New Democratic Party. In speaking his mind, Mike tells it like it is for all of us,” Fleming said. “Throughout his political life, Mike has shone and performed in all the roles and responsibilities put upon him. He’s never shied away from taking on a challenge when his constituents and his party ask it of him. Mike has always been there for us.”

“For over 25 years, Mike Farnworth has always stood up for the people in Port Coquitlam,” added PoCo Coun. Brad West,

Port Coquitlam Coun. Brad West, who cochaired the Draft Mike Farnworth for BC NDP Leader Facebook page, introduced Farnworth at The Gathering Place on Thursday as the PoCo MLA announced he is running for the leadership of the NDP.

co-chair of the Draft Mike Farnworth for BC NDP Leader Facebook campaign. “No matter the issue, Mike has been there supporting this community.”

Farnworth didn’t pass up the opportunity to fire some political shots at his Liberal counterparts, calling that party’s leadership race a “spectacle.”

“You have four candidates who have been joined at Gordon Campbell’s hip for over a decade who are now trying to convince British Columbians that they never knew the guy or that they’re outsiders,” he said. “How about their outsider candidate who was deputy premier and the second most powerful person in the Gordon Campbell government?”

The NDP’s leadership vote is set for April 17.

Insurer won’t comment on case  CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3.

Company representative Glenn Cooper would only read the following statement: “We are unable to comment on any individual claim as it would require us to release personal information about our customers that we simply do not share.”

Stanley says Aviva has the legal right to deny Erica’s claim, but no responsibility to do so.

“They’re entitled to take this position. I’ve also seen other companies just pay the claims or make partial payments of the claims in anticipation of the new law, to keep in spirit of

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Erica admits it’s a lot to grasp.

All she was able to salvage from the house were some photo albums and a mug with her mom’s name on it. Because of this insurance no-man’s land, she stands to inherit a strip of land with a burned house that she can’t afford to demolish.

“I have to take the house down. It’s $15,000 to demolish the house,” she says. “My mom worked hard for that insurance. It seems like a waste. But it’s not just the money; it’s the help.

Insurance — it’s supposed to be peace of mind of someone else having to do all this.”

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Anti-HST organizer addresses issue of e-mail threats John Kurucz jkurucz@thenownews.com The province’s chief electoral officer says he’s received hundreds of threatening e-mails from the Fight HST camp, though the movement’s PoCo-based organizer says Craig James may be using the issue to deflect criticism.

James told the Times Colonist Tuesday that many of the close to 400 e-mails he’s received in recent months have contained “the most vile, nasty, disgusting language that you would ever think.”

Some of the e-mails, James said, have suggested that he die a slow death from cancer, while others warned him to “keep looking over

your shoulder.”

Fight HST organizer and Port Coquitlam resident Chris Delaney condemned the tone of the malicious e-mails in an interview with The NOW Wednesday, but added that “99 per cent” of the e-mails contained appropriate criticism of James, who declined an interview request with The NOW. “If there is any serious threats to anybody, then that’s wrong and we would disagree with it,” Delaney said.

“But we also feel that it’s important to hold public officials to account and to disagree with them when they do things that are wrong.

“So if what the chief electoral officer is trying to do is create a wedge to make him impervious to criticism, then that would also

be wrong.”

The rash of threats began in late November, when James rejected a recall application to oust Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Ida Chong.

The application was rejected because it exceeded a 200-word limit.

“Of his 400 e-mails, I would venture to guess 99 per cent of them were appropriate criticism,” Delaney said.

“Maybe some people probably swore or got angry and that’s not right either.

“But they were criticisms that are appropriate. And if there are inappropriate ones, then

they need to be referred to the police.”

James told the Times Colonist that Delaney’s group provided its supporters with his personal e-mail address, an allegation Delaney denies.

The PoCo resident said James’s public e-mail address, which is readily available online, was the only address sent out to his group.

“I’m not suggesting that there aren’t people who contacted him at his private e-mail, I have no way of knowing that. But my missive out to the people in the Fight HST camp was his public e-mail address,” he said.

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Cellphone talker a menace Re: “Roads safer after new laws: police,” Wednesday, Jan. 5.

On Monday, Jan. 3, I was with a group waiting to cross Shaughnessy Street to return to Lions Park and continue our walk.

The light turned green, the “walk” sign came on, so we started across. But we quickly realized the car approaching from the south was not going to stop. The young woman stopped when To The she reached the crosswalk we were in, on the north side of the intersection, then backed up to return to where she should have stopped. The entire time she was holding her phone to her shoulder, laughing and talking. Not once did she stop talking to acknowledge how close she came to hitting one of us.

Thank you to the person following her who saw what was happening and left room at the front of the line to allow her to back up and get out of the intersection.

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Good luck, Mike

I was relieved to read in Wednesday’s NOW that my MLA, Mike Farnworth, was expected to throw his hat in the ring for NDP party leadership.

I was also surprised that a “marijuana activist” has the cheek to try as well. Is not marijuana an illegal substance? It certainly has no place in politics as it is the “thin edge of the wedge” in the Editor corruption and destruction of healthy people.

After the brief Glen Clark government, we almost completely destroyed the provincial NDP. Farnworth, I believe, spent some time after that broadening his experience by spending time in eastern Europe. As a result, he is better prepared to take on the role of NDP leader, and possibly of British Columbia leader.

Good luck, Mike!

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he way the police and the province tell it, B.C.’s civil forfeiture rules are part of an important arsenal used to go after the bad guys.

Reality isn’t so simple. Who are the bad guys and who gets to decide that?

It used to be that was an issue for courts to decide after a fair hearing of all the facts.

And seizing “proceeds of crime” would happen after a criminal conviction. That’s how the province knew that they were in fact ill-gotten gains.

But increasingly, fair process has become regarded as unwieldy, time-consuming and unnecessary by authorities, who are choosing to skip right over the criminal charges in favour of seizing assets.

Why waste energy in court trying to prove a difficult case when you don’t have to — or as the province recently put it “when criminal convictions seem unlikely”?

Under civil forfeiture rules, it’s seize first, assume guilt second. Those who want to prove their innocence have the option of trying that later.

That’s fine if you’re the province or the police. Not so good if it’s your house or car being taken.

Don’t get us wrong.

We’re happy to see those convicted of, for example, running massive grow-ops lose the multimillion-dollar home they bought with cash — after a fair criminal trial.

In many ways, though, Canada is too soft on crime, allowing those wanting to live the gangster life ample opportunities for second chances — and third, fourth and fifth chances.

But seizing assets without evidence of a crime “beyond a reasonable doubt” is a big step down the slippery slope to becoming a police state.

A criminal conviction isn’t simply a technicality. It is the basis for determining if substantial wrong has occurred in our society.

To seize assets on the basis of suspicion — suspicion that would likely not be enough to convince a judge of guilt — is a chillingly Kafkaesque prospect.

Perspective

The opposite sex has always been a mystery S Now I’m not talking about a mystery like math o I just spent another day at my school suror trying to figure out where your other sock went rounded by whole bunch of very attractive — but more like how come peanuts and raspberries females and a load of cocky guys. And as I go so well together when you smash them into a watched them all giggle and chat or burp and saunpulp and put them on bread in the form ter, I found myself unable to understand of butter and jam? why we are continually all so attracted Girls and guys are so different — and to each other. yet we still continue to dazzle and I mean if you listen to guys’ conversaconfuse each other with a plethora of tions in the hallway, it’s basically just a strange moods and behaviours, making grunt-fest with the occasional jerk of the us do things we would never do on our head or half-raised upper lip thrown in. own.

But if you watch a group of females off For example, last summer I went to in the corner during lunch, they can talk My Generation see a movie. Now don’t laugh, and no, I non-stop for the entire hour — somehaven’t read the books, but I went to see times all at the same time — and enjoy Keaton Campbell the latest in the Twilight series, Eclipse. it even. So if you’re a guy, you’re probNot because I wanted to see the movie, ably wondering how the heck do they do but because, you guessed it, there was a group of that? girls going.

But hey, I guess to be fair we’d have to admit that Unfortunately, all the brownie points I might have the shoe fits on both feet (except, of course, that earned by agreeing to such a chick flick were tossed theirs have high heels and leather straps). out the window before I’d even finished my pop.

I’ve had girls tell me that they are just as baffled When Edward’s skin began to sparkle, I thought it by how we manage to sit mindlessly for hours in was the funniest thing I’d ever seen. All too late I front of an Xbox or TV with some buddy with the realized the girls thought this really was a touching only communication being an occasional expletive moment and there I was guffawing into my popcorn. or Neanderthal belch.

(Note to self: girls like a little sparkle. Correction, So the long and the short of it all is that the girls like a whole ton of sparkle.) opposite sex has always been a mystery.

Guys however, do not. They like dirt and grime and get stoked about loud, obnoxious activities.

Things like sports, video games, obliterating each other in a game of paintball and — well — quiet, pretty girls. What is up with that?

Girls, on the other hand, are into things like, OK, wait a minute, I’ll go ask my sister what she’s doing this weekend.

Hmm, colouring her hair, redoing her nails, cuddling the cats and having some girlfriends over to — no joke — chat? You know, pretty things, cute things or, dare I say, things that sparkle. And we everyday, non-vampire-type average Joes do not sparkle.

So why are they attracted to us?

This was the question that played over and over in my brain as I watched us all navigating our way through the school halls. Where is the common ground?

But the more I think about it, I guess the very fact that all the things we like are such opposites is probably exactly why we like each other.

Keaton Campbell is a Grade 12 student at Terry Fox Secondary.

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a well-known lawyer — he was embarelcome to 2011. I hope everyone rassed and apologized for the actions of his had an enjoyable Christmas and new acquaintance. year. After speaking with friends • When you drink more liquor then you and colleagues, it seems the majority spent can handle in a public place New Year’s Eve with family and and you decide to fight with bar quietly rung in 2011 — or like security and then the police, it me, went to bed early. was your choice to drink too Have you started your new much and to act like an idiot. year’s resolution — exercise You decide your consequence. more, stop smoking or take up • When you tailgate other a hobby? Whatever you decide, drivers — like the woman who I hope you succeed in it. I never was screaming at me and yellmake new year’s resolutions ing obscenities while I was offbecause I do not want to disOff the Cuff duty and driving the speed limit appoint myself at the end of the Const. Bill Kim through a school zone — realize year. you’re the one in the wrong.

However, if I had a wish, it This woman had children with would be that the small group her, in her red Mazda MPV (she swerved into of individuals in our community who always the other lane and went down another road seem to grace the police with their unique before I could obtain her licence number). I presence make the following resolutions: wish I had had a video camera. I would have • When you get pulled over by the police loved to post this on YouTube for all to see for using your cellphone, own up to your this knucklehead. mistake. Don’t blame ignorance; the law has To all of these special individuals, lose the been in place for more than a year now. Do sense of entitlement and join the human not get upset with the police for doing their race. job. (Traffic enforcement is part of policing, I, along with fellow members of the Port besides “going after the real criminals.”)

Moody Police Department, the other munici• When you get pulled over for speeding, pal police agencies and the RCMP, wish all of remember it was you who was pressing down on the gas pedal and no one else. If you think you a great start to a brand new year.

Until next time. your status as a lawyer or doctor, son of a lawyer or doctor, friend of the mayor, memConst. Bill Kim is media liaison for the Port ber of the police board, city council or police Moody Police Department. Contact him at chief will gain influence, you’re wrong. media@portmoodypolice.com.

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Plan needs a review It is too bad that the 24-storey, 169-unit condo tower proposed for the corner of Austin Avenue and Blue Mountain Street in Coquitlam isn’t on the forthcoming Evergreen Line SkyTrain route.

Hopefully, all site access for residents and the atgrade retail businesses will be off Ridgeway Avenue.

Otherwise, the peak period To The Editor traffic flow on both Austin and Blue Mountain will be further degraded.

Retail businesses require deliveries of goods and removal of waste bins, so adequate off-street commercial vehicle drop-off and pickup space is important. This redevelopment may be the first of more to follow. The water, storm, sewer and electric utility services may have to be upgraded to support the hundreds of new residential units. These details need to be considered when reviewing the draft Austin Heights neighbourhood plan.

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Hospital staff do a great job Re: “Hospital gets negative review,” letter to the editor, Dec. 24.

With a husband who had a stroke 12 years ago, I have had the occasion to use Eagle Ridge Hospital many times. The people in the emergency department do their jobs and satisfy the many people who trust their judgment.

The wait period is something no one appreciates, but this is a feature that goes with acute care. The staff have always been more than kind and understanding to Mr. Armillotta and I at all times. We would like to commend the emergency staff for a job well done, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Raise minimum wage, PoCo tells B.C. government ince to boost that minimum wage to $10 back Port Coquitlam is joining the chorus of in 2007. municipalities calling on the provincial government to increase the minimum wage.

Council unanimously passed a resolution City plans to ask for extension Monday to send a letter to the B.C. governon Broadway Street project ment asking it to eliminate the $6-an-hour Port Coquitlam will ask senior governments training wage and raise the minimum wage to for an extension to complete the Broadway $10 per hour.

Mayor Greg Moore said the city’s finance and Street reconstruction — but in the hope it isn’t needed. intergovernmental committee wrestled with Coun. Michael Wright, who the resolution, crunching the numchairs the city’s transportation bers before deciding to endorse it. solutions and operations commit“Since 2001, there’s been no tee, said the Building Canada Fund increase,” Moore said. “It’s such a Communities top-up program gap between adjustments. It hasn’t Simone Blais initially called for projects to be gone up with the rate of inflation.” completed by March 31 in order to B.C. residents currently receive qualify for funding. the lowest minimum wage in the The city received grant approvals from the country, below Newfoundland’s rate of $8.70 federal and provincial governments for $3.79 an hour. Ontario has the highest minimum million each, toward the $11.4-million cost of wage at $10.25 per hour.

If an individual only made the base wage and rebuilding Broadway Street, providing work is completed by the end of March. worked full time, his or her salary would still The federal government has since allowed be below the poverty line as established by the municipalities to apply for extensions until federal government, according to the resoluOct. 31, 2011, and Wright said it is “prudent” tion. planning to get an extension even while conCoun. Brad West said raising income levels struction is on track. is imperative, given that B.C. residents “com“We are working to meet the March 31 deadbine the highest cost of living in the entire country and the highest rate of child poverty in line,” Mayor Greg Moore said. “We would be foolish not to apply for an extension, because the entire country with the lowest minimum if a delay came up, then they wouldn’t pay any wage.” invoices after that date.”

“I wholeheartedly support this,” he said.

Moore said senior governments have been Moore said PoCo is joining other supportive responding to concerns from municipalities in municipalities across B.C., including its Trirural regions that cannot conduct paving and Cities neighbours. construction projects in winter due to poor Coquitlam passed a similar motion in weather conditions.

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hether it’s the ocean, a library or old Italy, exploration is the focal point behind three new exhibits at Coquitlam’s Place des Arts.

Robi Smith’s acrylic works in The Voice of the Sea: Paintings of a Threatened Ocean examine how pollution and global warming have affected the northeast section of the Pacific Ocean.

“In all my work, I draw the viewer’s attention to the beauty of the natural world first,” Smith said in a press release.

“As the viewer looks more closely, other concerns come into consciousness. I remain hopeful that through increased awareness of the natural world and the impacts we have on our local and global eco-systems, we can find ways to live that protect and support biodiversity, rather than conveniently forgetting that we share the world with other creatures.”

In Library, Suzy Stroet divides her exhibit into two sections: one is made up of oil paintings of the old book stacks at the main University of B.C.

library, while the other features drawings that map out the process of retrieving information.

“What began as an act of capturing and mapping became an exploration of a constantly changing environment and process,” Stroet said.

“I wanted to explore how libraries are constantly evolving in a visual way. What I have ended up with is a record of my particular process. While this is not an objective record of the libraries and information I am representing, it acknowledges that different people from different relationships with the libraries they use.”

Married artists and avid travellers Nathania Vishnevsky and Rick Glumac turned their weeklong trip to northern Italy into Remembering Venice, a series of painting and photographs that are steeped in contrasts: centuries-old cathedrals meeting high waters full of garbage or the symbolism behind a once-mythical winged lion statue that now serves as a home for pigeons.

All three exhibits run through Saturday, Feb. 5 at Place des Arts, located at 1120 Brunette Ave.

Robi Smith’s acrylics in The Voice of the Sea focus on the impact humans are having on the Pacific Ocean.

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These irises come from hilly areas around the eastern Mediterranean and are happiest in the familiar abuse of their homeland climates. This generally involves drenching rains in winter and early spring followed by long, hot waterless summers.

Iris reticulata flowers emerge first, then produce thin, wispy leaves that can get well over 12 inches (30 cm) long. But because they’re so insubstantial, they pose no problems to neighbouring plants.

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Have you resolved to slay the computerized beast in 2011?

The Port Moody Public Library is inviting residents to overcome their fears of all things technology with basic computer and Internet skills classes.

Techno Tuesdays will be devoted to those learning the basics of computer and Internet use. The library will give participants the opportunity to learn what they need to get started on a computer using Windows XP. Participants will practise using a mouse, navigating the desktop and creating documents and folders.

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understand Internet terminology and different searching techniques.

People can choose an afternoon or evening class that fits their schedule. These free, handson classes are held Tuesdays in the ParkLane Room, using the library’s mobile computer lab, made possible with Links to Literacy Golf Tournament funds.

Computer skills classes will run Jan. 18 from 2:30 to 4 p.m., or 7 to 8:30 p.m. Internet basics on Feb. 1 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. or Feb. 8 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

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Led by Jim McArthur, the engaging series of lectures will examine film, television, radio and pop music.

These cultural vehicles are an easy target for critics who claim that they demean us, confuse our impressionable children, cheapen everything that they come in contact with and also represent an immense loss of core human values.

Participants will examine some of pop culture’s icons set against the background of the tradition of western culture. There will be no homework or late-night studying — just thought-provoking and engaging information for interested adults.

Advance registration is required.

For more information about these programs and to register contact Dogwood Pavilion at 604-927-6098 or the city’s registration line at 604-927-4386.

Dogwood Pavilion is located at 624 Poirier St., entrance off of Winslow Avenue, in Coquitlam.

Keeping the grey matter in gear can come down to staying intellectually challenged.

Dogwood Pavilion is holding lifelong learning classes this winter designed to build critical thinking skills and foster debate.

Starting on Jan. 20, Lies, Damned Lies and Sciences will kick off with instructor Doug Cousineau.

Cousineau offers a powerful arsenal of tools for making sense of science. When you watch the news, you’ll be overwhelmed by snippets of badly presented science: information that’s incomplete, confusing, contradictory, out of context, wrong or flat-out dishonest.

Participants will learn how to defend themselves, thinking more sensibly about everything from vaccination and autism, mad cow disease to global warming — and how to make better science-related decisions in their personal lives and as citizens.

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It also brings an end to the new product famine at Chrysler and Dodge dealers, as they are about to feast on eight new or revamped models. The pent-up energy in the youthful engineering and marketing teams was also plainly evident as they burst out of the gate with what must be a record amount of new product reveals at the same time.

In the Dodge lineup, extensive revisions have been made to Journey (a popular sevenpassenger crossover utility vehicle or CUV), the Grand Caravan (the minivan that started it all), Avenger (a midsized sedan), Charger (and upmarket performance sedan)

and Challenger (a high-powered sport coupe).

There’s also a new Dodge Durango, which is now based on the Mercedes ML platform (instead of a truck chassis).

And Chrysler gets a new Town and Country (luxury minivan) and a new 200, which takes the place of the current Sebring.

A lot of attention was paid to suggestions and critiques from current customers.

While the exterior styling changes are not dramatically different, the interiors are not just completely new, they reflect the new thinking behind them, which puts a much higher emphasis on quality and the occupants environment.

“We’ve essentially re-made these vehicles from the ground up,” said Ralph Gilles, a designer who is now president and CEO of the Dodge Car brand at Chrysler. “We’re powering them with new fuel-efficient powertrains and new driving dynamics that are tuned to thrill customers who

really love to drive. We’ve also taken a giant leap in improved interior quality. Our customers will have to get inside and behind the wheel to experience the changes. When they do, they’ll be able to see the passion that went into designing and engineering these new products.”

A healthy Chrysler is also important to Canada as it’s still the second-largest maker of vehicles built in Canada.

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The stow-n-go second-row seats are a Chrysler exclusive feature. The size of the storage box could not be increased, so a clever solution was to pivot the head restraints higher and allow a taller seatback.

A new single action foldaway mechanism also makes it an easier task to stow them under the floor.

The Dodge Grand Caravan and its gang of seven other new 2011 vehicles have already arrived at your local Dodge and Chrysler dealerships.

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Dear Tom and Ray: RAY: And when the engine and transmisThe engine on my ’97 Pontiac Bonneville sion assembly dropped down, it probably tore fell out while I was driving over 80 km/h yesout the power steering lines, stalled the engine terday. Luckily I am fine. Had it happened (which killed the power brakes) and the roadmere seconds sooner, I would have been in a way probably sheared off the oil pan, which is lake, as my steering and brakes a black thing that could have been were rendered useless. rounded off in the process and So, how could this happen? I then bounced down the road. heard a loud “clunk” first, and TOM: It’s very unusual to see thought I ran over something the bolts that hold the sub-frame — in the rearview mirror I saw a fail. They’re massive. But it’s round black thing bouncing on the within the realm of possibility that road, and then quickly realized the they corroded due to a dozen-plus engine had cut out, my steering years of winter road salt. Or maybe Click and Clack the was not working and my power sub-frame itself corroded and brakes were, er, powerless. The Tom and Ray Magliozzi broke? nice ditch stopped me.

RAY: Another possibility is that Have you ever heard of this someone removed the cradle to do happening? I thought stuff like this only hapsome work and didn’t properly retighten those pened in cartoons. Then again, it would not bolts. If you had any major under-car work be so inaccurate to say my life is like one big done (engine, transmission, rack and pinion) cartoon, but I’ll save that for Dr. Phil. Thanks! in the past year or so, that could have required Love your column. those bolts to be removed. And if they weren’t Robyn retightened completely, over time they could have loosened up, worked their way out, until RAY: Did the Check Engine light come on?

— ba da bing! Major excitement.

Finally, a good use for that light!

TOM: Well, it’s all oil under the bridge now, TOM: I don’t think the engine fell out, Robyn. But that’s our best guess as to what Robyn. But it could have fallen down. happened. Glad to hear you pulled through RAY: You really can’t run over the engine OK, even if your Bonneville didn’t. and see it bouncing down the road behind you.

It’s too massive. The car wouldn’t be able to • Do you really need that truck if you only go over it. The car would have to flip over it in make one trip to the lumberyard per year? order to separate itself from the engine.

Find out what kind of car not to get in Tom TOM: Here’s what probably happened. The and Ray’s pamphlet “Should I Buy, Lease engine and transmission are held in a cradle, or Steal My Next Car?” Send a $4.75 US or sub-frame, that’s bolted to the chassis of the money order to Next Car, P.O. Box 536475, car. For some reason, that cradle failed.

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Fraser Health, Tri-Cities Hospice Palliative Care and Crossroads Hospice Society have partnered to offer an education series called Making Dying Liveable.

The series, which will take place on Tuesday evenings from Jan. 25 to March 1, is designed for everyone affected by a life-threatening illness — including patients, caregivers, family members and friends.

Sessions will run from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Centre for Health and Community Partnerships, Room 1928 of the David Lam campus of Douglas College, located at 1240

Pinetree Way in Coquitlam.

The series is designed to offer a safe and compassionate venue for sharing information, support and a connection to others, according to a press release.

It will be facilitated by professionals who care for people living with a life-threatening illness.

The cost is $50 per person for all six sessions, and registration is limited to 25 people.

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Ski or dogsled at Sun Peaks Jane Cassie travelwriterstales.com

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biting wind nips though our toques and, while ascending to the summit, we hunker down and think of the day ahead.

One of our kids will be hoping this resort lives up to its name. Another will be dreaming about skiing the stash of fresh powder. As for our hot-dogging son, Shaun, it’ll be the challenging terrain that fills his brain. But my thoughts aren’t on any of these. Now that our five kids are adults and we’re nearing our “golden years,” I’m just praying I can do the descent without having a face plant.

Thank heavens Sun Peaks has the answer. As well as boasting an impressive lineup of multigenerational adventures, this resort 45 minutes from Kamloops caters to every skill level.

By the time we reach the top of Sunburst, the clouds have dispersed and we have a panorama of the second-largest B.C. ski resort.

One-hundred-and-twenty-two runs scrawl over 3,678 acres (1,488 hectares) and interconnect with 30 kilometres of Nordic track, two alpine bowls and 12 glades. They also come in varied grades so even us grey-haired folk can get down.

While my husband and I glide the groomers, two of our crew head for the untracked fringes, another gravitates to the glades and overactive Shaun gets big air from every big bump. From Sundance to the high reaches of Crystal, we start and finish together yet customize our own way down. The snow is featherlight and every line is effortless — even those at the base of each chair. It helps to have direction from the acclaimed gold medalist and Senator Nancy Greene later in the day. At 1 p.m. on most weekends, this Sun Peaks ambassador meets any skiers who want to tag along.

“Let’s give Burfield a try,” Shaun suggests after getting tips from this pro. “It has lots of black diamonds.”

I can vouch for this fact. Back in my teens when it was Tod Mountain, it was the longest chairlift in North America — and one of the toughest. I quickly pass on this pitch and do an about-face towards the alpine village. With any luck, our hot tub will be vacant.

We’ve booked into the centrally located Kookaburra Lodge and a spacious suite that has enough perks to please any clan. Steam showers, super-sized TVs, pillow-top beds — did I mention the soothing hot tub? My rubbery legs can hardly wait.

“Wanna go dogsledding, Mom?” I forget about our non-skier son and when I return, he’s flipping through a brochure. I’d like to find some solace, but I can’t recall the last time my 22-year-old asked me to do something with him. I don’t have much musclepower left, but how hard can getting pulled by Alaskan huskies be? Not as easy as you might think. Even though our experienced guides, Philippe and Leandra Brient, teach us everything from harnessing to handling, this activity is not your typical walk in a dog park. These canines really move.

After one demonstration, my son proudly harnesses his team. But my mind’s still on all the commands — don’t let the ropes slack, brake here, push there. I’m starting to wonder if this quintessentially Canadian experience is something I can muster. Or musher.

But after Philippe revs up his guiding snowmobile, there’s no holding back. Snow flies, tails wag, I sweat. Our narrow route is flanked by snow-clad evergreens and aside from the huffing pups, the air is still, serene. By the time we do the return loop, I’m feeling like Inuit Jane — and a lot more connected to my son.

Dogsledding at Sun Peaks Resort includes lessons on everything from harnessing to handling a team of Alaskan huskies.

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Events FRIDAY, JAN. 14

Christian service on the gospel of Jesus at 3:30 p.m. at 1340 Dominion Ave. in Port Coquitlam.

All welcome. Information: 604-880-0592.

Crossroads Hospice Society kicks off a new year of coffeehouse music with a performance MONDAY, JAN. 17

by Dark Willow at 7:30 p.m. at the Gathering Place, 1100-2253 Leigh Sq. in Port Coquitlam.

Tri-Cities Parkinson’s Support Group meets Admission is $5, and supports from 10 a.m. to noon at Eagle Crossroads Inlet Centre Hospice.

Ridge United Church, 2813 Glen Information: Bill at wrmarshall@ Dr. in Coquitlam. Information: shaw.ca.

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Central Coquitlam Pensioners Branch SFU Philosophers’ Café hosts a discus108 weekly social bingo at 1 p.m. in the Mike sion called Christianity and Conservatism: An Butler Room at Dogwood Pavilion. There are Unholy Alliance at 7 p.m. at the Gathering 15 games, and pots range from $5 to $25. New Place, 1100-2523 Leigh Sq. in Port Coquitlam. players welcome. Information: Catherine at Moderator Graham Forst will lead the discus604-937-7537. sion on how Christianity and conservatism Port Moody Public Library and SHARE became linked and whether the religion is Family and Community Services Society host essentially conservative. Admission is $5 and a free English practice group for informal registration is not required. language practice from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the TUESDAY, JAN. 18 ParkLane Room. Information: Julie Sutherland PoCo Garden Club meets at 7:30 p.m. in at 604-469-4577. the hall of Trinity United Church, 2211 Prairie SATURDAY, JAN. 15 Ave. Julieanne Agnew, City of Coquitlam’s 10th Coquitlam Scouts will hold a bottle inspiration garden program leader, will discuss drive in the Walton Elementary School area. teaching gardens. New members welcome.

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Mackin House Museum invites seniors to Meet at the parking lot at Cedar and Victoria take part in a bridging generations project drives. Info: eileenanne70@hotmail.com. meeting at 1:30 p.m. Those will talents, stories SUNDAY, JAN. 16 and information to share with the Coquitlam Place des Arts hosts Family Day featurcommunity are welcome to learn about the ing exhibitions by artists Robi Smith, Suzy program over coffee. The museum is located at Stroet, Nathania Vishnevsky and Rick Glumac.

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Arts and crafts include 2-D aquariums and Singles Travel Club meets at 6 p.m. for Venetian-style carnival masks. Admission is by dinner at the Royal Canadian Legion, 1025 donation. Reservations: 604-664-1636.

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Women Helping Others (WHO) meets from 10 a.m. to noon at Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. Widows and single women over 50 welcome. Info: 604-464-2058.

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oad 13 Vineyards has made huge strides in the quality of its wines in the past five years under winemaker Michael Bartier.

Bartier has now left to begin his own dreams in the wine industry, and new winemaker J-M (Jean-Martin) Bouchard has taken over the reins as head winemaker.

I see only good things emerging from Road 13 as Bouchard has winemaking experience from not only the new world, but France and Germany as well. I recently interviewed Bouchard and spoke to him about the future of Road 13.

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He also worked at Torbreck, a winery that I believe makes some of the best terroirdriven and iconic wines in Australia (terroir refers to the characteristic taste and flavour imparted to a wine by the environment in which it is produced).

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styles that have been crafted Sumac Ridge here in B.C., at Road 13 under Bartier. He and you can understand the plans to maintain the quality, wealth of knowledge and but encourage the evolution experience Bouchard brings of continuous to the table. One improvement of of the reasons the wines. One Bouchard and of the important his family moved factors will be the back to B.C. was use of oak barrel for the lifestyle. aging.

He said the skiing Bouchard wasn’t the best in believes in the Ontario and the Wine Sense use of oak in climate and amenChardonnay and ities available John Gerum Pinot Noir as a in B.C. are best backseat supporting role, so suited to his family.

I don’t think we will see any I asked Bouchard about his over-oaked wines. He also new role and the degree of believes in the art of blending change he will implement at wines to achieve a sense of Road 13. First of all, he said complexity and richness that he respects the wine and the

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is starting to be the standard in fine winemaking in the Okanagan in general.

Add this to his obvious passion for winemaking, and the future looks bright indeed at Road 13. Finally, we discussed the ideal wine that Bouchard could make or the perfect wine he has drunk in the past.

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Late shot lifts Kodiaks past Gleneagle They aren’t going to hand over the Fraser Valley North league banner without a fight.

For the Heritage Woods senior boys Kodiaks, last year’s undefeated run through the regular season not only earned them their first league senior hoops crown, but also some well-deserved respect from their district brethren.

Although the Fraser Valley North has been reconfigured once more, with powerhouses Terry Fox and Pitt Meadows once again part of the loop, the tough challenge of defending last year’s title is something the Kodiaks have set their sights on.

On Tuesday, the Kodiaks kicked off the 2011 regular season by pulling out a thrilling 48-47 victory over the Gleneagle Talons.

Mitch Ligertwood drained a sixfoot shot off the backboard with just five seconds left on the clock for the difference.

The Talons had a last-gasp play to run but couldn’t convert giving Heritage its first win of the season.

Mo Dadfar led the Kodiaks with 14 points, while guard Brandon Lau chipping in eight.

Prior to the league opener, the Port Moody-based squad experienced a good showing at the St. Thomas More Chancellor tournament last week, finishing fifth thanks to a 7459 decision over Fleetwood Park.

They began the four-day series by besting Penticton 55-31, and suffered their lone loss, 74-67 to Argyle, on Day 2. Heritage rebounded with a rollercoaster 75-72 decision over Handsworth to give them the bounce needed for the fifth-place showdown.

“What did we learn from the Argyle game? Don’t full-court press for an entire game in the first game of a big tournament,” remarked Kodiaks coach Chris Martin. “We’re really a team of 16-year-olds with some key seniors, so they are hot and cold. Argyle came at us and we couldn’t improve on what we had going.”

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McIntosh ends Express OT drought Nine times they went into extra time and were denied.

Eight of those times it ended in a celebration at the other end of the ice.

Riley McIntosh didn’t want to experience that disappointment again.

The veteran blueliner blasted a point shot past the Langley Chiefs’ goalie late in the five-minute overtime period to give the Coquitlam Express a 4-3 triumph Wednesday in the Valley city.

With the club chasing the Cowichan Valley Capitals for the final Coastal Conference playoff spot, every point on the table is important.

“It was a big win for us, we were hoping it was just a matter of time but we were sick and tired of losing [in overtime],” said McIntosh.

“We stuck at it and were ahead much of the game, but we’ve seen too many leads turn into losses lately.”

With Langley’s Trace Strahle in the penalty box and playing four-on-three, McIntosh took Destry Straight’s pass to the point and with just 56 seconds on the clock, shot it at the net.

“I got the puck and walked in a few steps and just fired... I was just hoping it would go in, because we’re really sick and tired of coming away without the win.”

The goal lifted a huge gorilla off the team’s back.

While Coquitlam was shocking second-place Troy Landreville/Langley Advance Langley on their own ice, STANDING HIS GROUND: Coquitlam Express goaltender Khaleed Devji stops a Langley shot with Chiefs forward Josh Cowichan Valley was keepMyers on the doorstep during Wednesday’s 4-3 overtime win in Langley. ing pace, surprising No. 4 “We’ve beaten them the last two times we’ve Victoria by a 7-3 margin.

Black Cats prevail again played them,” Calvano noted, referring to a 4-0 Express head coach Jon Calvano said to win in The Port Moody Black Panthers continue to shutout on Dec. 10. “I wanted to have our big line overtime after nine unsuccessful attempts was carve up the opposition. of (Michael) Krgovich, (Garrick) Perry and Grecica pretty sweet.

The junior B hockey team moved within one out against (Trevor) Gerling, Myers and (Brandon) “It was like the tooth fairy finally came with that point of Brittain Division-leading Abbotsford with a Thompson, but (Langley coach) Harvey (Smyl) quarter,” said Calvano. “I was just relieved to get 6-3 doubling of Aldergrove on Wednesday. figured it out early, so when we put our guys on the two points, we’ve been pressing and not really Ryan Panichelli tallied twice, including the game against theirs, he’d take them off.” had any bounces in overtime and that’s tough winner midway through the third. Trevor Kang Making a handful of huge saves along the way when you’ve got to keep up with the Joneses.” contributed a goal and two assists, with single was Khaleed Devji, who faced 39 shots in his 13th The Express led 2-1 after the first period on markers by Max Fiedler, Julian Klaric and Josh consecutive start. goals by Massimo Lamacchia and Mark Begert.

Viegas. Kicking out 34 shots was Pierre Voyer.

Straight, who is listed 82nd overall by NHL After the Chiefs tied it midway through the second, The win ended a two-game losing streak for Central Scouting among North American skaters, Jason Grecica restored the lead with a powerplay the Panthers, including a 3-1 loss Saturday to the highest ranked BCHL player for the 2011 NHL tally at 16:55 of the middle stanza.

Abbotsford. entry draft, collected four assists.

The Chiefs turned up the heat in the third, Port Moody, at 17-13-5, hosts Ridge Meadows on Coquitlam, which trails Cowichan by two points, finally tying it on Josh Myers’ marker with four Saturday, 7:45 p.m. at the Ioco Road arena. doesn’t play again until Jan. 19 against Nanaimo. minutes left. It took McIntosh’s blast to end it.

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Selects explode to whallop Whalley

Starting the new year off with a bang, the Port Moody under12 boys AC Selects were in fine form as they blasted Whalley 7-0 in minor soccer action.

Two-goal performances came from Stefan Kamner, Aaron Kim and Jayson Millin, with a single by Tak Tasaka.

Wrapping up the clean sheet was goalkeeper Brendan Detta, thanks to some stellar defensive work by Jeremy Rudd, Nick sports@thenownews.com Schwartz and Garrett Shum.

• The weather couldn’t cool off the u-18 gold Reds in their 5-2 win over Guildford 5-2.

Leading 1-0 at the half on a tally from Shahin Rasulniya, Port Moody increased its advantage on markers by Leigh Kinakin and Jared Peterson. Wrapping up the scoring were Avery Daniels and Reshad Ziauddin, who also earned three assists.

Turning in standout efforts were midfielders Trenton Murphy and Liam Viippola, while defenders Blake Bjorndal, Matthew Brown, Andrew Pilcher, Ben Vovko and Matthew Wahlroth enjoyed strong games.

Goalkeeper Eugene Borysenko turned back a couple of key stops when Guildford pressed in the second half.

• It proved almost too close for comfort, but in the end the u-16 girls gold Nitro prevailed 1-0 over SBAA last week.

With defender Katherine Ross standing tall between the posts, filling in for the team’s injured goalkeeper, the club played a sparkling defensive match. Ross made a number of big stops to earn the shutout. Providing ample support were defenders Paige Hamilton and Lindsay Kirk.

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GAINING GROUND: A North Coquitlam United player, left, gives chase to his New Westminster rival in recent under-10 boys soccer action.

Height, skill help Heritage Woods bridge Valley North gap  CONTINUED FROM PAGE 29

Trailing 17-9 in the first, Heritage Woods made it 40-38 at half. They then opened a 10point lead but barely held on down the stretch.

“Handsworth is like us, it isn’t really on the radar but boy, are they fast and gritty…

They play small ball and pen-

etrate well, and it gave us a lot of trouble.”

For this year’s run, the Kodiaks have some size left over from last year’s lanky lineup — including six-foot-seven senior Taylor Henirichs, sixfoot-four Dadfar and six-footfive Grade 11 Ligertwood.

Coupled with talented guards Alex Thong and Liam Viippola,

the starting five measures up well with the likes of Gleneagle, Dr. Charles Best and Port Moody. The expected leaders of the North pack are Fox and Pitt, but Heritage’s competitive nature and skill could bridge that gap.

“As usual, the North is going to be real tough, a dog fight,” Martin noted. “As the defending

Fox students, football club honour coach Lapa

Terry Fox secondary students are honouring Carey Lapa, the popular PE teacher and football coach who died on Sunday, by selling wrist bands.

Proceeds from the sales will go towards a still-to-be chosen appropriate honour for the

popular teacher and faculty member.

Meanwhile, the South Delta football club has donated $100 towards a Carey Lapa bursary/ award fund and encouraged rival clubs from around B.C. to match its donation. Those interested can contact the school at 604-941-5401.

(champions) we have to maintain expectations and give the group something to aspire to.”

The Kodiaks host Pinetree tonight, 7:30 p.m.

COQUITLAM

A solid first half put the Coquitlam Metro-Ford u-16 girls Panthers in a good spot, but Royal City turned the tables with two unanswered goal for a 2-1 decision.

The Panthers took the lead on Dana Townsend’s tally in the first half. While goaltender Ashley Hayes was stellar in holding off the home team’s attack, Royal City pushed hard to complete the rally.

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District Electoral Officer and Deputy District Electoral Officer opportunities will appeal to those who enjoy leading a diverse team towards a shared goal, value the democratic process and are dedicated to public service. These non-partisan, management-level positions are critical in the successful delivery of our provincial electoral processes.

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ENGLUND, Bror (Bob) Gosta passed away on 5 January 2011 at Burquitlam Lions, Coquitlam BC. He was predeceased by his wife Inga. Bror was born in Pensala, Finland on 29 Sept 1926. He immigrated to Canada in 1951 where he married Inga Renvall. Bror is survived by 8 neices and nephews in Canada and 2 brothers, 1 sister and nieces and nephews in Scandinavia.

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21ST CENTURY FLEA MARKET 175 tables of Bargains on Deluxe 20th Century Junque!

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COURIER DRIVERS

We have immediate openings for experienced drivers with late model cars, full size panel vans & cube vans.

Apply in person to Atlas Courier Ltd. 32 West 5th Ave., Vancouver

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General Employment

Exp. P/T Cleaner Req’d with car for established cleaning company. Good wage, must speak english! Call 604-808-0212 CARETAKER req’d for Gambier Island Christian Camp. Visit: campartaban.com/caretaker.htm

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Become a Registered Personal Trainer. Earn up to $70/hr.

Government Financial Aid may be available. Hilltop 604-930-8377 See our ad in todays paper under Education.

Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months.

Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work? PLEA Community Services is looking for qualified applicants who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or on weekends for respite.

Training, support and remuneration are provided. Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door. Make it yours.

Call 604-708-2628 www.plea.ca

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Home Support

HOME CARE nurse wanted, or an L.P.N. Nurse. Must be able to drive, do transfers, reliable & able work 40 hrs week. Port Coq. call 604-941-9021

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Hotel Restaurant

MY GREEK TAVERNA 946 Brunette Ave, Coquitlam Requires 2-3yrs experienced F/T Cook to Prepare/Cook Greek Cuisuine/Special Dishes. $16/hr with benefits.

Call Savas 604-525-5351 or send resume to: kalpidis@telus.net

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RECEPTIONIST

Seoul House Korean Restaurant

Req’s Korean food chef, min. 3 yrs commercial Korean food cooking exp, completion of high school, prepare all kinds of Korean dishes includes regional foods with authentic sauces & side dishes, create new Korean menu, select good quality ingredients, control quality & quantity of foods, manage kitchen operation & kitchen staff, perm F/T, 40/wk, $3200/mo.

Send resume to: 1215 W. Broadway Vancouver, BC V6H 1G7 or seoulhouse911@gmail.com

Expedia Cruiseship Centers Out going energetic individual required in PoCo for regular P/T or F/T Reception / Administration duties. Simply accounting would be an asset.

Please email resume to: cadam@cruiseshipcenters.com

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Teachers/ Instructors

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST A Community of Learning and Achieving” HORIZON SCHOOL DIVISION # 205 invites applications for a : Educational Psychologist Check our website at www.hzsd.ca for details.

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Trades/Technical

AUTOMOTIVE MACHINIST required for Kamloops Machine Shop. Experience to service heavy duty diesel engine components. Full benefits package, competitive wages.

Fax to: (250) 828-9498.

DLE IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING resumes for 3rd or 4th year Technicians/ Journeymen, and a motivated counter parts person. Email resumes to: kwiebe@douglaslake.com or Fax: 1-250-782-5286 FULL - TIME Certified HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC required by Bailey Western Star & Freightliner.

Experience in service and repair of trucks, trailers and equipment. Fax resume to 250-286-0753 or Email

employment@baileywesternstar.com

Experienced Insulation Installers, Foam Sprayers and Fire Stoppers required for established insulation company.

Vehicle required. Top rates paid.

Fax brief resume to 604-572-5278 or call 604-572-5288.

TRUTH IN ''EMPLOYMENT'' ADVERTISING Postmedia Community Publishing makes every effort to ensure you are responding to a reputable and legitimate job opportunity. If you suspect that an ad to which you have responded is misleading, here are some hints to remember.

Legitimate employers do not ask for money as part of the application process; do not send money; do not give any credit card information; or call a 900 number in order to respond to an employment ad.

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PETS & LIVESTOCK

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Cats

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Dogs

LIKE NEW! Fridge Stove Washer Dryer Stacker Coin W/D set

200 $ 100 $ 150 $ 100 $ 300 $ 750 $

604.306.5134 2045

Audio/Video/ Computers

27' TV, Zenith, sequence stereo.

Paid $600. Like new! Asking $300 or best offer. 604-468-1940

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For Sale Miscellaneous

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality.

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Dogs

ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $350+.

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AMERICAN COCKER spaniel cuddly, child friendly, 1st shots vet checked,$700 cash 604-823-4393

PIT BULL puppies male & female 1st shots, dewormed $350. View parents. Phone 604-701-1587 PIT BULL Pups. Pb Blue Nose, M & F, ready to go. $600 Pls Leave Message 604-819-6006

POMERANIAN TEACUP babies + Mom. First shots, dewormed, dew claws. $950+. 604-581-2544

ROTTWEILER PUPPIES, CKC Reg. Malti V-1 rated, top blood lines, Health Cert. 604-535-9994

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Horses

CLEAN HOG FUEL $250+ / truckload, delivered.

13 units. Call 604-307-4607 BERNESE MOUNTAIN Dog Puppies. Vet checked and ready to go. $950/each. Langley.

778-241-5504 BLUE NOSE PITBULLS to loving home. 1 male, 5 females, $700 (M), $850 (F). 604-968-3123 BOXER CKC reg show champion lines, 1 flashy brindle m, chip/ wormed/shots. 604-987-0020

Foster homes urgently req’d for rescued, abandoned & neglected dogs. Many breeds. www. abetterlifedogrescue.com

JACK RUSSELL pups smooth m/f, dewormed, 1 shots, tails docked, view parents, $450. 604-701-1587

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The Coquitlam Now has partnered with the BC SPCA to encourage responsible pet guardianship and the humane treatment of animals. Before purchasing a new puppy, ensure the seller has provided excellent care and treatment of the animal and the breeding parents. For a complete guide to finding a reputable breeder and other considerations when acquiring a new pet, visit spca.bc.ca.

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Fuel

FULL YEAR SEASONED Alder, Birch & Maple Firewood, Split & Delivered. 604-825-9264

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Garage Sale

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Accounting/ Bookkeeping

INCOME TAX returns: Delinquent or current. Small business or single. Starting at: $35 per return.

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Business Opps/ Franchises

#1 JANITORIAL FRANCHISE Customers, (Office Cleaning), Training and support. Financing. www.coverall.com 604-434-7744 info@coverallbc.com HOMEWORKERS NEEDED!!!

Full /Part time positions available - Will train. On-Line Data Entry, Typing Work, E-mail Reading, PC/Clerical Work, Homemailers, Assembling Products. HURRY, SPOTS GO FAST! www.CanadianJobsFromHome.com

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Money to Loan

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1st Aid, CPR, ECE. Call Christina 604-942-6294

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COQUITLAM Moving & Downsizing Saturday & Sunday Jan 15 / 16 ★ Noon to 3 343 Laurentian Cres, (off Austin or Brunette) Furniture, Daybed, Coffee Tables, Lamps & More . . .

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Estate Sale Sat & Sun, Jan 15 & 16 10am-4pm 2564 Gail Ave No Early Birds Lots of Items!

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Metaphysical

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Okanagen/ Interior

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SALISBURY PLACE 7272 Salisbury Ave Bby Highgate 1 BR incl heat & hot water. N/S & N/P. $877/mo. 604-524-4720 BBY; Centrepoint Metrotown, New, VIEW, 2 BR, 2 bath, all appl, f/p, balcony, sec prkg, Gym. $1795. Avail now. 604-617-5852

MOVE-IN BONUS CYPRESS GARDENS 1114 HOWIE ST. COQUITLAM

1 bedrooms starting at $825

UG Parking, balconies.

Close to Skytrain, near Gold Club, walk to mountain park. near Lougheed Mall.

RENTALS 604-931-3273 rentals@capreit.net www.caprent.com

MOVE-IN BONUS 544 SYDNEY PLACE COQUITLAM Bach, Jr. 1, 1 & 2 Bdrms

in the Classifieds!

Call 604-444-3000 Call Call604-795-4417 604-444-3000 to place your ad to your ad ad toplace place your

6508

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Heat/Water incl., parking avail. On cul-de-sac.

Tennis courts, close to Lougheed Mall, bus/Skytrain.

RENTALS 604-931-3273 rentals@capreit.net www.caprent.com

BBY, LOUGHEED Mall, across from WalMart, 2 BR, 2 full baths, 2 balcony, in ste w/d, 2 u/g parking, granite counter tops, s/s appls, N/s, N/p, refs req’d, $1490/mo incls hot water, Feb 1. for viewing call Al 778-997-4786 BBY, METROTOWN. 1 - 2 BR. Clean, quiet bldg. Incl heat/hot water. Immed. 778-323-0237 BBY METROTOWN 1 BR. Avail Immed, Clean, quiet bldng. Inc heat/hot water. 778-848-1790 BBY Near Lougheed skytrain, 2 BR, 1.5 baths, 888 sqft, 6 appls, u/g prkg, indoor pool & gym, rec rm, storage, great view, n/s, n/p, Avail Now. $1200. 604-524-4343 BBY SOUTH 2 BR Apt. Near all ammens. Incls heat & hot water, prkg, quiet bldg. $925. Now. NP. 604-921-1572 or 604-828-9917

BBY, Willingdon/ Lougheed Hwy. Concrete deluxe 2 BR + fam rm.

1,300 sf. Near Skytrain, Save-onFoods, Brentwood Mall. Ns/np. $1,495/mo. Feb 1. 604-953-0952 BRAND NEW condo 2 Bd, 2 Bth at Rio 228th St M Ridge, stainless steel app, 2 undergrnd pkg, 900+ sq ft, ref req, show Jan 15th, avail Feb 1st $1150 mnth + utilities Jamie 604-302-1962

ARBOUR GREENE 552 Dansey Ave, Coq

Extra Large 2 Bedrooms.

Close to Lougheed Mall & S.F.U.

office: 604 939-4903 cell: 778-229-1358 2232 McAllister Port Coquitlam 2 BR & 3 BR

Apartments avail Feb 1 * Newly reno’d, quiet secure bldg, walk to all amenities. * Near WC Express. * Rent incls heat, hot water, fridge, stove, priv balcony & window coverings * Laundry & Storage ea floor * No pets ✔ Wheel Chair Access

604 - 941 - 7721

Cancer June 21-July 22: A long month of opportunity and opposition ends Thursday. You probably feel you didn’t accomplish much, as this period began in confusion. But you have Sunday (planning) and Monday to Wednesday (action) to grab some last chance(s). Remember, independence, no; interdependence, yes – for now. Thursday begins a month of secrets, research (detective work) large finances, investments, lifestyle, health and sexual changes and commitments. And Saturday kicks off a period, through early June, of tremendous career and prestige benefits – both trends (change and career luck) combine soon!

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Sunday’s happy, optimistic, friendly. But heavy chores still weigh on you through Wednesday. Just plunge in, get ’em done. DON’T start a new work project Monday or before 5 p.m. Tuesday.

A month of fresh horizons (and emotional fresh air) arrives Wednesday night. You’ll experience opposition and opportunity – both intense. So be diplomatic yet eager. Saturday begins a four-month phase of great luck in far travel, higher education, publishing, legal affairs, cultural venues and love. You might fall in love and marry – swiftly! Focus on money, spending, earning Saturday.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Be ambitious Sunday, or mingle with higher-ups. A month of romance and creativity draws to a close by midweek. Take care with friends, hopes, plans Monday to Tuesday suppertime – pursue all these afterward. Retreat, rest and contemplate your future Wednesday afternoon to Friday morning. Despite your uncertainty about job performance/stability, all looks fine. You begin a month of work and health issues Thursday. More importantly, you enter a four-month phase of great luck in investments, sexual liaisons, life changes and commitments, Saturday. (A clue Wednesday eve.)

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6508

Apt/Condos

COQ. 2 BR $875, 1 BR $800, Now/Feb 1, incls heat, prkg.

778-990-7079 or 604-521-8249 COQ LARGE 2 BR, 2BTHR suite, Dishwasher, washer & dryer, alarm system on suite. Underg parking. $950 + utils. #105-1175 Heffley Crescent, (close to Coq Center). 604-468-7677 COQ • Austin Heights Clean Apts to rent. Sorry no pets.

604-936-5755 COQ HOWIE Ave, 1 BR, 700+sf, quiet bldg, sec’d prkg, does not include cable/hydro. $725 incls hot water. N/P. 604-941-2313

6508

Apt/Condos

AMBER ROCHESTOR 545 Rochester Ave, Coq

Close to Lougheed Mall, S.F.U. & Transportation.

Large Units.

Near Lougheed Mall.

Transportation & S.F.U.

office: 604 939-2136 cell: 604 805-9490

NEW WEST nr RCH/Skytrain, 1 BR apt, $740/mo, No Pets, quiet complex, Call 604 299-8288

KING ALBERT COURT

NEW WESTMINSTER, One Bedroom, $730/mo Includes heat, h/w, cable & parking. Near schools, shops, bus & Skytrain. Available February 1st.

Cats okay! Deposit required.

1300 King Albert, Coq Close to Transportation, Schools & S.F.U.

office: 604 937-7343 cell: 778 848-5993

Fifth Ave, New West 2 BR $935 & 1 BR $785. Lrg, bright, well maint bldg. Rent includes heat, hot water & cable. N/P. Central New West.

CALL 604 519-1095 Professionally Managed

by Colliers International

NEW WEST

St Andrews Street 2 BR Apt, Large balcony, updated, nr transit & amens.

Available Feb 1. Small pet ok with pet deposit.

Call 604-540-9300

Family Living

CALYPSO COURT 1030 - 5th Ave, New West Near Transportation & Douglas College.

Well Managed Building.

office: 604 524-8174 cell: 604 813-8789 COTTONWOOD PLAZA

Apt/Condos

Large bright 1 BRS @ $765.

Newly renovated Incl heat, hot water 1016 Howie Ave. nr Austin Raymar Realty. 778-828-6345

office: 604 936-3907

401 Westview St, Coq

6508

NEW WEST, 1 BR Penthouse, Amazing VIEW, priv deck $980.

Reno’d, Incls heat/hotwtr, deluxe cable. NS/NP • 604-521-4180

CANTERBURY COURT

AMBER (W)

Tim Stephens' Astral Reflections Aries March 21 - April 19: Remain ambitious to Wednesday – last-minute advances (especially Sunday and Wednesday) can be strong ones. You might have to struggle with foundational, home or family issues, though. The government, head office or an institution could offer splendid help Wednesday.

(Take power naps Monday/Tuesday.) A month of social joys, friends, entertainment, flirtation (that can build to deep love) optimism and joie de vivre begins Thursday! And four months of great good luck starts Saturday, in love, travel, law, education. You’re on a roll! But settle into chores Friday eve, Saturday.

Taurus April 20-May 20: A long, mellow period draws to a close. You might face – but more likely your close friends, associates face – a pulling apart between key people Monday/Tuesday. (E.g., your friends split up.) This is mostly gradual, deep: but look for clues, and seek early “accommodations,” as this is a decade-long trend. You might have to choose between love and casual friendship. Rest, tend to home matters Wednesday eve to Friday morn.

A month of ambition begins Thursday (but first rest, to Friday). Romance, pleasure visit Friday eve, Saturday.

Saturday to June 4, “head office” is your friend.

Gemini May 21-June 20: Continue to chase facts/secrets, investments and sensual desires to Wednesday noon. You energy’s high Sunday. Buy nothing (nor invest) Monday nor Tuesday before 5 p.m. (PST). Thursday begins a month of gentle love, understanding, legal solutions, far travel, higher education or intellectual pursuits and publishing.

Be curious Wednesday to Friday, ask questions.

Friday eve and Saturday bring rest, domestic affairs, quietude. But Saturday also starts four months of social expansion, new friends, flirtations, wish fulfilment and happiness! And these four months kick off another 92!

Apt/Condos

BBY, Lghd Mall. 1 BR, $850 incl ht & h/w. ns/np, newly reno’d, storage, Feb 1. 604-779-3882

Real Estate

www.bcforeclosures.com 4 BR home from $18,000 down $1,800/mo. 604-538-8888, Alain @ Sutton WC Realty W. Rock

Call Kristen today (604) 812-3718

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

Houses - Sale

Friday, January 14, 2011

WHITGIFT GARDENS 1 BR, (80% adult bldg), $750.

2 BR fr $925. 3 BR fr $1100. ● Spacious apartments ● Heat, h/w, prkg, indoor pool ● Ball court, daycare avail. ● Near Skytrain, shopping & kids park. Sorry no pets.

555 Cottonwood Ave, Coq

604 939-0944

Large units some with 2nd bathroom or den.

On bus routes, close to S.F.U. & Lougheed Mall.

Call 604-521-2884

EL PRESIDENTE

220 - 7th St, New West 1 BR, $700. Rent includes heat & hot water, reno’d suites with big patios. By shops, banks, Skytrain & college.

U/grd parking available.

Call 604-519-1382 Managed by Colliers International

GARDEN VILLA

1010 6th Ave, New West Open House: Sat Jan 15, 12-4 1 BR & 2 BR Available.

Beautiful atrium with fountain.

By shops, college & transit.

Pets negotiable. Ref required.

CALL 604 715-7764

BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

SKYLINE TOWERS 102-120 Agnes St, N.West

Hi-Rise Apartment with River View & Indoor Pool.

1 BR & 2 BR Available.

Rent includes heat & hot water. Remodelled Building and Common area. Gated undergrd parking available.

References required.

CALL 604 525-2122 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

BONSOR APTS

office: 604 936-1225

Renovated high rise, concrete building. Penthouse, 1 BR & 2 BR available. Very close to Metrotown, Skytrain & Bonsor swimming pool. Rent includes heat, hot water. Refs req’d.

JUNIPER COURT

Contact Natalie 778-230-9037

415 Westview St, Coq

MONTECITO TOWERS

Close to Lougheed Mall, all Transportation Connections, Schools & S.F.U.

Bach, 1 BR & 2 BR

office: 604 939-8905 cell: 604 916-0261

99-7360 Halifax St, Bby

604 420-5636

www.montecitotowers.com

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Sunday’s wise, mellow.

Your ambition surges Monday to Wednesday, but take care with this Monday. Tuesday has obstacles to overcome (involving home or career foundations) but you can succeed – especially after supper and into Wednesday lunchtime. Thursday brings a month of celebration, optimism, flirtation, entertainment and social joys! Even better, Saturday starts a four-month phase of lucky opportunities, especially in marriage, love and relocation. Enjoy yourself WednesdayFriday, but Friday eve and this weekend, retreat, rest and contemplate: significant times loom!

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: A restless, social month is ending. Thursday starts four weeks of quiet contemplation, physical sluggishness and domestic affairs. Sink into these, rest and refresh your soul, as February to June will bring a huge pile of work.

Sunday’s mysterious; you might sense someone’s secret. This is a good, stable day to invest, work out a budget, or hold a private conversation. Monday to Wednesday is mellow,but holds barriers and problems before 5 p.m. (PST) Tuesday – and succeeds after that, especially in legal, educational and romantic arenas. Be ambitious Wednesday eve to Friday.

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: You can find out where you stand with a crucial person Sunday.

Financial and sexual obstacles arise Monday to dusk Tuesday; solutions appear after this, through Wednesday mid-day. A mellow, understanding mood steals over you Wednesday eve to Friday – love, intellectual pursuits thrive. Thursday starts a month of travel and communications, errands, emails, details, paperwork. More exciting, Saturday begins four months of great luck in romance, creative projects, far travel, with children and speculative projects. You’ll be offered happiness! Be ambitious Friday eve, Saturday.

or Bayside Property Services Office: 604-432-7774

Rentals

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Jan. 16 - Jan. 22 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Tackle chores Sunday: pick the ones that will free you for more ambitious projects later. Relationships confront you Monday to Wednesday. These contain some opposition and frustrations through twilight Tuesday, then generate healing, solutions – and love – after that.

Chase mysteries Wednesday eve to Friday morning – research, invest, study lifestyle changes, get your health diagnosed. Thursday’s fortunate. This day begins a month of money – buy, sell, seek more lucrative clients. Saturday begins a four-month stretch of great luck in real estate, home, family and security issues.

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: Romance – of a quiet, stable kind – or kids or creative pleasures – call Sunday. Be careful with chores Monday to Tuesday twilight. The danger: wasted effort. Tasks speed swiftly to conclusions Tuesday night and Wednesday.

Thursday ends a month of weariness, solitude and obligations, as it starts four weeks of surging energy, heightened charisma and effective action! Start important projects soon, ask favours, show yourself off! (But first be diplomatic Thursday/Friday, and “sense secrets” Friday/Saturday.) Saturday begins four months of travel, talk and much paperwork.

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: Spend Sunday at home or in nature – all is restful, steady, quietly inspiring. Take care with romance, creative projects and gambles Monday to Tuesday dusk – these are fine, even lucky, then to Wednesday mid-day. (An 18-month “dead end” in romantic and creative zones ends this March.)

Thursday begins a month of obligations, lowered energy and dealings with “head office.” Now to late February, rest, be charitable, contemplate and make plans for the future. Work smart, not hard. Saturday starts a four-month period of money luck – maybe big money luck! All things weave together. timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

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The NOW COQUITLAM, PORT COQUITLAM, PORT MOODY, ANMORE AND BELCARRA

Friday, January 14, 2011

Apt/Condos

PORT MOODY Sub-Penthouse, NEW, Water view! 3 BR + solarium, 1100sf, 2 bath, all ss appls, sec prkg, Gym, Pool + Aria Club.

N/S. $1700. Now. 604-889-8750

VILLA MARGARETA 320-9th St, New West

Open House: Sat Jan 15, 12-4 Bach & 1 BR Available.

All Suites Have Balconies.

Undergrd Parking Available.

Refs Required. Small Pet Ok.

CALL 604 715-7764

BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

New Westminster

814 Royal Avenue

Newer 2 BR Condo, 6 appls, N/S, pet possible. Avail now or Feb 1. Lease and excellent refs a must. $1250.

Al Dodimead ACD Realty (604) 521-0311 view this & other properties @ www.acdrealty.com

New Westminster

909 - 12th Street

Bright 2 BR ste. New carpets.

Fridge, stove & W/D in building.

Avail now or Feb 1. $950. Ns/np.

Lease & excellent refs a must.

Al Dodimead ACD Realty (604) 521-0311 view this & other properties @ www.acdrealty.com

ROTARY TOWER 25 Clute St, New West

Age 55 or over. Beautiful view.

Bach high rise apt.

Close to trans & shopping.

Rent incl all utils. Refs req.

Contact Ana Cell: 778-859-0798 Bayside Property Services Ltd.

6450

Miscellaneous Rentals

GATED PARKING AVAILABLE New Westminster CALL 604 723-8215 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

6565

Office/Retail Rent

1ST MONTH FREE for 850 sq ft office in Metrotown, $550/month incls all. Natalie 778-230-9037

6595

Shared Accommodation

6595-20

Coq./Poco/ Port Moody

POCO, Own BR, $425 incls utils, W/D, share home. NS/NP. Avail Now. 778-216-1727 ROOMMATE NEEDED to share 1800 sqft Townhouse in Port Moody, w/d, laminate floors, $585 incls utils, cable & internet, parking, indoor pool, nr SFU & Lougheed Mall. Suits professional working person or student. References Required. Avail Now. Call 778-846-5275 T/HOME IN Port Coq. to share with student or working male, $500 incl cbl & net. ns, np, no drugs, refs, Jan 15, 604-941-9021

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

Large units. Close to Golden Ears Bridge. Great view of River

office: 604 463-0857 cell: 604 375-1768

SUNSET PARK

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

BBY CDA WAY area, 2 BR mn flr, h/w flrs, appls, enste w/d, dbl gara n/p, $1200. Feb 1. 604-522-5951

BBY, Central. Lrg 3 BR, 2 baths, f/p, priv w/d, c/port. Exc cond. $1350 + ½ util. Small pet ok. N/s.

Near BCIT, SFU, BGH, Skytrain & bus. Avail now. 604-298-6874 BBY Gov’t Rd area, 2 BR glvl ste, $900 incl util/cbl, ns/np, avail Now, nr skytn/SFU, 604 420-6451

BBY, METROTOWN. 1 BR, g/lvl, Alarm. Near skytrn. NS/NP. Refs. $850 incl util. Now. 604-430-1358

BBY METROTOWN, Spac 1 BR g/l, sh’d W/D, $750 incls utls/cble.

NS/NP. Feb 1. 604-454-9188 BBY N. 1 BR nice bsmt ste. $625 incls utls. Avail now. Strictly NS/ NP. Nr Alpha sec. . 604-291-2976

BBY, N. 2 BR upper lvl, mtn & city view, lrg deck, n/p, $830 + utils.

Priv w/d. Also: Bach suite, $680 incl utils. Immed. 604-951-8632 BBY N, Brentwood, 2 BR ste, hrdwd flrs, sh’d W/D. NS/NP. $820 + utls. Feb 1. 778-998-6685 BBY N., near SFU/transit. 1 BR Furn’d ste. NS/NP. Avail now. $800 incls utls. 604-299-0923 BBY Nr BCIT, 1 BR bsmt, n/s, n/p, Refs, Feb 1. $650 incls heat, hydro, washer, 778-892-4700

ROYAL CRESCENT ESTATES

22588 Royal Crescent Ave, Maple Ridge

To place your ad call

604-444-3000

BBY 2 BR grnd lvl in new house, $750 incls heat/hydro. NS/NP. Nr Canada Way/Imperial. Available Feb 1. 604-521-6658 BBY BRENTWOOD, Brand New 1 BR bsmt, nr skytrain & Mall, $800 incls utils, no w/d, n/s, n/p, Avail Now, Refs. 604-307-9450

BBY, S. 2 BR, upper flr. 1.5 baths.

Near BCIT/Metrotown. Covered deck. Sh’d w/d. Ns/np. $1100/mo + util. Immed. 604-433-2688

5870 Sunset Street

Close to Bus & BCIT STUDIO & 1 BDRM ★ Quiet park-like setting ★ Newly Reno’d ★ Heat/hot water incld 604-291-8197 www.sunsetparkapt.com

6540

Houses - Rent

3 Bdrm Homes! Rent TO OWN! Poor Credit Ok, Low Down.

Call Karyn 604-857-3597 ANMORE, 2 BR Rancher, reno’d, 1900sf, lev acreage, 5 appls, 2 bath, f/p, garg, patio. Mins PoMo/ Coq Ctr, Buntzen, 778-688-6622 BBY NORTH, 2 BR main & 1 BR bsmt, 1.5 bath, all appls, carport, lrg yrd. Nr BCIT, SFU, transit. $1750. Avail Feb1. 778-835-5484

COQ, Blue Mtn/ Como Lake. 3 BR, upper flr. 1.5 baths, big deck, 6 appl. $1,490/mo + 2/3 utils. Ns/ np. Near schools. 604-939-6077

NEW WEST Main & Upper hse, Near 22nd Skytrn Station. 3 BR, 2 bath, new reno’d. Cat OK. NS. $1300. Av Feb 1. 604-522-9086

BBY CARIBOO Hill, 2 BR bsmt ste, Own W/D, priv entry. NS/NP. $875 incls utils. 604-526-6401

BBY, SPERLING. Big 1 BR, g/lvl, f/bath, sh’d w/d. $850/mo incl hydro. Ns/np. Immed. Near bus.

604-671-1179 or 604-434-9789

Time to Get Your Own Place?

Find your answer in the Classifieds – in print and online!

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Suites/Partial Houses

FOR RENT

1-BEDROOM A PT. Move in tomorrow. Affo rdable monthly rent.

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

BBY - nr Patterson skytrain stn, 1 BR, own W/D. $850 incls heat.

NS/NP. Feb 1. 604-710-4440 N. WEST, Queensborough, 3 BR, main flr, 1 bath, $1100/mo + utils, available immed, own parking.

604-722-5550 or 604-671-8389 COQ 3121 Pattulo, 2 BR bsmt, full bath, own w/d, all appls. $1050 incls utils. Pets ok. 2 mins to Coq Centre. Avail Feb 1st.

778-688-2594

NEW WEST, BRAND NEW 1 BR ste. No laundry. $700 incls utls & hspd net. NS/NP. 604-763-4715

COQ, CENTRAL. 1 BR & Den gr lev ste, sh’d W/D, own entry, prkg. $650 + sh’d utls. N/S, no dogs.

Avail Jan 15. 604 937-3534

NEW WEST Newly updated Lrg 1 BR or 2 BR, 2 baths bsmt, furn, 1blk from JI, nr SFU, 1200 sqft.

Avail Now. ns/np, 604-516-6346 NEW WEST Queensboro, Brand New Lrg 2 BR T/H style ste, 1.5 baths, utils incls, 604-767-4605

COQ CENTRE. 1 BR condo, grd/ lvl. 700 sq ft. 7 applis, jet tub, gas f/p, u/g prkg, large patio. Ns/np. $850/mo. Nr WC Exp. & Douglas College. Feb 1st. 604-942-5641 COQ, Lough Mall. 2 BR, g/lvl. Priv w/d & ent. F/ba. Ns/Np. $1000/mo incls utils, Immed. 604-931-3677 COQ Lrg 1 BR + Office, sh’d W/D. Nr SFU. $850 incls utils/cbl/net NS. Av now or Feb 778-232-6359 COQ Mallardville, 2 BR bsmt, full bath, 1000 sqft, new enste w/d, $890 + utils, Feb 1. 604-761-2181

NEW WEST, Queensborough. 1 BR, sep ent, shared lndry, n/s, n/p, full bath, incls hydro & cbl, $650, nr bus & Wal-Mart, Avail Feb1. 778-988-8898 lve msg.

NEW WEST, Queensborough. 2 BR, Priv ent. Shared w/d. N/S, N/P, Nr bus & Skytrain. $725 incls hydro/heat. Avail Now. Call 604-307-9350, leave message POCO. Reno’d 3 BR upper flr, 2 baths, storage. $1290/mo + 60% util, immed. Ns/Np. 604-375-8757

8010

Alarm/Security

ALARM 604-463-7919 Systems Ltd.

8020

Blinds & Draperies

BLACKOUT DRAPES. Cut light 100%. Save energy. Dampen sound. Innovative fabric in 42 colors. Free est. 604-506-6230

8055

Cleaning

★★★★A GIFT OF TIME ★★★★ Clean to perfection, Honest, Lic & Insured, Free Window Cleaning, Call 778-840-2421 CLEANING LADY available. Meticulous, detailed, honest & reliable. Please call 778-233-5859 Maids 'R' US Exc. Home Cleaning! Great Prices! 20 yrs Exp, Ref's, Res/Comm 604 808-0212

8073

Drainage

8080

Electrical

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fast same day service guaranteed. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

8087

Excavating

ABSOLUTE BOBCAT & EXCAVATION LTD.

• All Bobcat & Mini-X Services • Small Hauls Available • SNOW REMOVAL • Fast Reliable Service

Call Ryan: 604-329-7792

8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

THE ART OF HARDWOOD FLOORS Installations Refinishing & Repairs Dust Free.

Affordable Rates!

Free Estimates.

Call: 604-240-3344

Hardwood Floor Refinishing

Suites/Partial Houses

POCO 2 BR bsmt. Ns/np. Avail now, $800 incls utils, no w/d, 604-941-9702 or 604-945-3476

POCO. Big 1 BR. 1,000 sf. Patio.

Absolutely ns/np. $700/mo incl hydro. Avail now. 604-942-0436

POCO, Southside. 2 BR, upper floor, full bath, sh’d W/D. NS/NP. Av now. $825+ util. 604-941-7794

6605

Townhouses Rent

RIVERS INLET Townhouses

6605

Townhouses Rent

POCO 2 BR T/H $775/mo & $815/mo. 3 BR T/H $955/mo.

Quiet-family complex, No Pets!

Avail Now. Call 604-464-0034

WOODLAND PARK

TOWNHOMES Professionally managed family townhome complex on 28 acres located in beautiful Port Moody.

Spacious 2 BR & 3 BR units, 5 appls, inste W/D, walk out bsmt, 1 parking.

Cat friendly.

Contact 604-939-0221 woodland@rentmidwest.com

6620

Warehouse/ Commercial

(Coquitlam Centre area)

• 2 BR Townhouse • 3 BR Townhouse 1.5 bath, 2 levels, 5 appls, decorative fireplace, carport.

Sorry no pets.

Call 604-942-2012

8120

Glass Mirrors

ECLIPSE GLASS

www.eclipseglass.ca

Frameless Shower Mirrors Handrails Free Estimates

604-710-2779

info@eclipseglass.ca

8125

Gutters

A1 Steve’s Gutter Cleaning & Repair from $98. Gutters vacuumed/hand clean. 604-524-0667 Edgemont Gutters. Sales & Install 5’’ continuous gutter, minor repairs, cleaning. 604-420-4800

BBY 3191 Thunderbird Cres, W/H with office, 2000 sf, 2 units to choose from, Large O/H door, New building, avail Feb/Mar, 604 929-9493 www.westrockproperty.com

8130

Handyperson

TRUSTED HOME IMPROVEMENTS Save the HST! Call for details.

8075

Drywall

Laminate & Hardwood

ALL WORK GUARANTEED

J.A. CONSTRUCTION

604-916-7729 JEFF

•Drywall •Framing •T-Bar •Doors & Trim. Professional work.

Cypress Hills Cont. 604-722-6431

8080

Electrical

# 104787 LIC. ELECTRICIAN For hire. Love small jobs.

Great rates. Call 778-822-8710

604-841-1855 604-466-9733

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

8115

Furniture Repairs/ Refinishing

LARIC FURNITURE REFINISHING

Specialists In: ANTIQUES, HOME & OFFICE FURNITURE RESTORATION & REPAIRS Free Est., Pick-up & Delivery

#1167 LIC Bonded. BBB, lrg & sm jobs, expert trouble shooter, WCB, low rates, 24/7. 617-1774.

ABACUS ELECTRIC.ca Lic Elect

Contr 97222. 40 years exp. 1 stop!

Reas. rates! BBB. 778-988-9493.

Talk to Someone You Trust.

CENTRAL AIR INSTALLED CONDITIONING FURNACES Sears also installs ROOFING, WINDOWS, WINDOW COVERINGS & CARPETING

604-464-8600 ext 213

24 HOURS 1-800-4-MY-HOME • (1-800-469-4663)

8185

Moving & Storage

AFFORDABLE MOVING

45

We accept Visa, Mastercard & Interac Licenced & Insured Local & Long Distance

604-878-5232 SINCE 1997

8155

Landscaping

★ OPERA LANDSCAPING ★ Retaining walls, irrigation, paving, patios, fences, etc. 778-688-2444 Refinish, sanding, install, dustless Prof & Quality work 604-219-6944

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Century Hardwood Floors DRAIN TILES & WATER LINES Without Digging a Trench 604-294-5300

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PRESSURE WASHING, Gutter Cleaning and Repairs Call George • 778-859-7793

Repairs & Staining Installation Free Estimates

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HOME SERVICES

Specializing in drywall & textured ceiling repairs, drywall finishing, stucco repairs, painting. Fully insured.

POCO 3 BR mn flr, kitchen, dining & liv rm, small fam rm, $1450, Immed. Gord 604-329-9600

POCO, Mary Hill. Spac 3 BR upper flr, f/p, priv w/d, big deck, f/yard. Ns/np. $1,350/mo + 2⁄3 util.

In CDS. Nr West Coast Express + schools. Immed. 604-945-4835

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Lawn & Garden

A Gardener & A Gentleman Lawn, garden, tree svcs. Pruning, yard clean-up, rubbish. 319-5302

Trim/Prune hedges, rubbish removal, yard clean-up. Free Est, reasonable rates. 604-710-9670

Need a Handyman?

Find one in the Home Services section.

FREE ESTIMATES Seniors Discount

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Starting at $39/hour. Local & long distances. 24/7 ★ 604-617-8620

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Decks/Patios/ Railings

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Renovations & Home Improvement

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Paving/Seal Coating

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Plumbing

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Rubbish Removal

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A1 CONTRACTING. Bsmt, bath, kitchen cabinets, tiling, painting & decks. Dhillon, 604-782-1936 Complete Bathroom Reno’s Suites, Kitchens,Tiling, Skylights, Windows, Doors, 604 521-1567 D & M RENOVATIONS, Flooring, tiling, finishing. Fully Insured. Top quality, quick work 604-724-3832 THOMAS DIAMOND Quality Renos, Repairs, Decks, Stairs etc. Precise, Reliable, Prof, Insured. Free Est. 604-710-7941. thomasdiamond1@hotmail.com

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Roofing

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Auto Miscellaneous

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Domestic

1998 EAGLE TALON ESI, 170k, 2.0 L, excellent condition, 5 spd, no accidents, silver exterior, grey interior. $3900. 604-763-3223

Scrap Car Removal

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Parts & Accessories

4 AUDI RIMS. Spec size is 235/45R17. Will fit 225/45R17 or 255/45R17. FIT FOLLOWING VEHICLES: All A3, A5, A6, A8 or TT models. All S4 models to 2008. S6 models 2007-2009. S8 models 2007-2009. A4 - ONLY 2WD. 4 Alloy Rims & 20 Stainless Lug Nuts = $2867 retail.

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Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

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RV’s/Trailers

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2004 PROWLER Regal 30 feet, fifth wheel. All equipped. Spotless cond. $17,900. 604-230-2728

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Snow Removal

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Tiling

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Tree Services

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Window Cleaning

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1990 HYUNDAI Excel hatchback.

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